Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Iron Cross 1939 First Class, By Rudolf Wächtler & Lange Auction Archive "Virtuti pro patria" (Bravery for

"Virtuti pro patria" (Bravery for the fatherland)

scattered silvering wear on the quarter moon along with enamel chipping evident on the tip of the right wing on the Silesian Eagle

impressed (F

and a small tear in the upper right corner of the first page

Brownish-red porcelain

Germany, Wehrmacht. A Cased Iron Cross 1939 First Class, By Rudolf Wächtler & Lange Auction Archive "Virtuti pro patria" (Bravery for(Eisernes Kreuz 1939 1. Klasse im Etui). A cross patte of multi piece construction with a blackened iron core (magnetic) within a ribbed border; the obverse with a raised central mobile swastika with the re institution date 1939 in raised numbering on the lower arm; the reverse plain, with a slender banjo style vertical pinback, a barrel hinge, and a flat wire catch; marked L 55 for Rudolf Wchtler & Lange, Ldenscheid on the reverse; measuring 44. 00